TNWArtificial Intelligence How AI could steal your data by ‘lip-reading’ your keystrokes verified_publisherTNW - Tristan GreeneFacial recognition isn’t the only scary thing bad actors and governments can use computer recognition for. What if an AI could watch a video of us tapping on our touchscreen phones and infer exactly what...
TNWHuawei Huawei eavesdropped on 6.5 million Dutch mobile users — here’s how verified_publisherTNW - The ConversationChinese technology provider Huawei was recently accused of being able to monitor all calls made using Dutch mobile operator KPN. The revelations are from a secret 2010 report made by consultancy firm which...
TNWCybersecurity What the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack can teach us about national cybersecurity defense verified_publisherTNW - The Conversation• There are no easy solutions to shoring up U.S. national cyber defenses.• Software supply chains and private sector infrastructure companies are vulnerable to hackers.• Many U.S. companies outsource development...
TNWSecurity Google will soon automatically enroll users in 2FA verified_publisherTNW - Thomas MacaulayGoogle is so sick of you relying on passwords that the company hopes to one day ditch the authentication method altogether. But in the meantime, the search giant is introducing a simpler way of improving...
TNWTechnology Researchers say this combo of old-school invisible ink and AI is ‘uncrackable’ verified_publisherTNW - Tristan GreeneA team of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China have developed a system by which invisible ink and a basic cipher can be combined with relatively simple AI to create an ‘uncrackable’...
TNWCybersecurity Are we safer with the FBI accessing our computers without consent? verified_publisherTNW - The ConversationThe FBI has the authority right now to access privately owned computers without their owners’ knowledge or consent, and to delete software. It’s part of a government effort to contain the continuing attacks...
TNWSoftware How Signal hacked the device that claimed to hack Signal verified_publisherTNW - Ivan MehtaThe founder of security-focused messenger Signal, Moxie Marlinspike, revealed today that he found and exploited vulnerabilities in software from Cellebrite, a company that specializes in digital forensics...
TNWWhatsApp WhatsApp ‘flaw’ lets anyone lock you out of the app — but it’s complicated verified_publisherTNW - Ivan MehtaA new loophole in WhatsApp‘s authentication system allows an attacker to lock you out of the app, or in other words, deactivate your account. This sounds scary if you use the app frequently, but it’s noting...
TNWSecurity Google removes a fake ‘Netflix’ app that’s been spreading malware via WhatsApp verified_publisherTNW - Ivan MehtaGoogle has removed a fake Netflix app from the Play Store that aimed to spread malware by automatically responding to your WhatsApp messages. Earlier this year, the security firm Check Point Research,...
TNW Google removes a fake ‘Netflix’ app that’s been spreading malware via WhatsApp verified_publisherTNW - Ivan MehtaGoogle has removed a fake Netflix app from the Play Store that aimed to spread malware by automatically responding to your WhatsApp messages. Earlier this year, the security firm Check Point Research,...
TNW How to check if your account was part of Facebook’s 533M record leak (Updated) verified_publisherTNW - Ivan MehtaUpdate (06/04/2021 4.00 PM IST): HaveIBeenPwned has added a new search for phone numbers involved in this leak. You can use the same search box to search for your phone number with your country code as...
